Bankside B&b

Lovely and friendly owner Li She would do anything to make your stay wonderful I highly recommend Bankside BB

Everything about this place is magnificent. The hosts, the cleanliness,affordability it’s agreat base for a holiday base. The old house is magnificent architecturally. The loft or family room is ideal for an affordable family break. 2 mins from st austall town centre. But you feel like you’re far away from everything. Train station about £3.50 away. C and c cars are the friendliest and have electric vehicles. There are many little taxi firms that are cheap. Beware of the taxi drivers who sit outside the station though. Was initially using friendly one, think he was called terry, that was charging £20 for a six pound trip! Taxi to Eden is a little more, obviously, but there are regular buses there. Train to everywhere else. St austall town centre, like so many is tired. Try to keep your money local if you can. There’s loads of independent cafes. Ghurkka (spelling?) restaurant food phenomenal and so cheap! Don’t be put off by the outside. WHITE HART FOOD GOOD; BUT AFTER STAYING THERE FOR ONE NIGHT, AND TRYING TO CANCEL SECOND BECAUSE OF FILTHY DUSTY ROOM; AND INCREDIBLY RUDE BIGOTED MANAGER JULIE. I’D STAY AWAY FROM FOOD, DESPITE EXCEPTIONAL CHEF, if the cleanliness of the rooms and public spaces imagine how unhygienic the kitchen could be. I’m fact I’d stay away from st Austell brewery chain hotels full stop. They maybe good at beer, but hoteliers they aren’t equipt or competent. The customer is always wrong! You’re a couple of miles from Charlestown which is gorgeous. Also there are Aldi, and Tesco on the way.

St austall town centre is struggling. Like most small towns in uk. White hart is appalling stay away! There’s a lot of poverty, as rentals are expensive here for the locals, and wages low and seasonal. The Cornish people are lovely though. Keep that money local. No costa coffees, local mr smalls across the way is much nicer.

The host Li was absolutely lovely. She was genuinely helpful and interested in me as a valued guest. She would have done virtually anything to make my stay enjoyable. The room and en-suite were both very clean and my room at the front of the property had nice views over the surrounding hills. Li also gives you options for the timing of breakfast to enable you to choose between 3 separate timings to suit. The house is convenient for both the station and town centre. I had 6 very quiet and comfortable nights at Bankside.

The only slight negative was that there was no fruit served at breakfast and maybe a little old fashioned in its presentation.

Li was a lovely person who seems to really care about her guests. Excellent.

No problem with anything